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Ames Mosque and Arabic Studies

Originally broadcast 12/14/2016
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Imam Mahjoob Jaily, Imam of Dar-ul-Arqum Islamic Center of Ames, spoke to us about the threatening letter received at the Mosque earlier this week. He also described the form of the worship at the Mosque, Muslim beliefs, and the surrounding neighbors and the city of Ames. John Klaus, chair of the Ames Human Relations Commission, joined the conversation by telling about the work of the Commission in educating the community of Ames about people of all religions, nationalities, and sexual orientations. In a related story, Naomi Biela, a teenage resident of Ames, told about requesting that the Department of World Languages and Cultures at Iowa State University add a minor in Arabic Language and Culture. The show ended with Reid Miller, master storyteller, inviting children and adults to bring their stories to tell around the tree at the Pantorium (KHOI studio, 410 Douglas) at 2:30 PM, Sunday, December 18.

Live from Parks Library at ISU

Originally broadcast 12/12/2016
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Co-host Gale Seiler and Greta Anderson broadcast live from Parks Library at ISU. The Library is open 24 hours a day for students during Dead Week and Finals Week. They spoke with several students who were making use of the extended Library hours. Beth McNeil, Dean of Library Services stopped by for a conversation about this and other things happening at the Library, as well as Dr. Rose Caraway, from the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, who talked about her work in Cuba.

Baby Rhino, Branstad to China, Story County Volunteers

Originally broadcast 12/09/2016
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Bleeding Heartland blogger Laura Belin helps us break down the reconfiguration of Iowa political leadership as Governor Terry Brandstadt accepts the position of Ambassador to China.

The Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines has a baby black rhino, the first rhino born in Iowa. Kevin Drees, director of animal care and conservation for the zoo, tells the story of how the baby was conceived and born, explains the nature and temperament of black rhinos, and describes how the largeness and value of this animal is the perfect symbol for the 50th anniversary of a small zoo that rose to the mission of conservation of endangered species and other big ambitions.

Merry Rankin, Director of Sustainability for Iowa State University and also Sustainability Coordinator for the City of Ames, and Anne Owens with the Volunteer Center of Story County describe the state of volunteering in Story County and make the case that volunteering is another embodiment of the holiday spirit.

Midwestern Insights into Bakken Pipeline

Originally broadcast 12/07/2016
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In Pilot Mound, IA, Mayor Leda Burton and concerned resident Jeff Lass describe that little town's unsuccessful struggle to get answers about safety to its own well-based water supply from the Iowa Utilities Board and Energy Transfer Partners, builders of the pipeline.

Yvonne Scott, a former mid-westerner who is driving through Iowa as part of her journey to travel the length of the pipeline to witness its impact, describes how much the journey has moved her. She also describes how she used the only available map of the pipeline to make her journey; the map was made by Ames resident map maker, Nitin Gadia. Yvnne is documenting the journey with her blog, including photos along the way.

Nitin Gadia explains why he made the only publicly available map of the Bakken pipeline, the power of maps, and how making this map has transformed his perception of the Standing Rock Struggle. Nitin, who works for Mapstory, a cooperative map-building web site, speaks about projects he has been inspired to undertake, including a history of American Indian lands and sacred sites.

David Gradwohl, professor of Anthropology and founding director of the ISU Archeology Lab explains sacred sites and the difficulty in defining and protecting these in white American cultural terms. He describes his experiences with the Army Corps of Engineers, as well as a landmark case of national significance about regulating sacred sites - which occurred in Ames.

Holiday in Central Iowa

Originally broadcast 11/30/2016
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We started the show with Abby Huff, executive director of the Story City Greater Chamber Connection telling us about Yulefest activities during the next two weekends in Story City. Then we heard from Scott Johnson, director of A Seussified Christmas Carol to be performed by The Judge Story Theatrical Troupe. On a related note, Kent Whitmore from the Ankeny Community Theatre gave us a preview of their Christmas comedy, The Very Merry Xmas Carol Holiday Adventure Show. Then Alan Hensen told us about Austrian Holidays, a concert by the Central Iowa Symphony, featuring Brahms First Symphony (and re-broadcast on KHOI).

Castro & Cuba, Standing Rock, Disaster Response

Originally broadcast 12/05/2016
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Host Gale Seiler, spoke with Dr. Lisa Corrigan, an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Arkansas, about the geopolitical and historical context of Castro in Cuba. Greta Anderson brought us a live interview with Mark Edwards who was at Standing Rock when the Army decision to halt pipeline construction was announced on Sunday. From Keith Morgan and Betty Boccella of the Story County Emergency Management, we learned about a new initiative to recruit and train volunteers to respond to disasters in the community.

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